Part 1 comprises the Introduction, the Lists of the Producers (scribes, illuminators and decorators) and Patrons whose names are known, followed by a Catalogue of Manuscripts made in the North (Paris and the Province of Sens, Normandy, the Province of Reims). This book is organized according to production in regional centres based on stylistic analysis and by comparative tables of the illustration of liturgical and devotional books, and a selection of romances, legal and historical works. (…) These years witnessed an explosion in the range of texts that were deemed worthy of illustration, extending far beyond the usual liturgical and devotional material to include works of science, medicine, law, philosophy, history and literature in verse and prose, offering a wealth of material for comparative study which is only beginning to be exploited in modern scholarship. By the end of this period French art had assimilated a rich variety of regional works and styles. 1260-1320 marks the emergence and the flowering of what has come to be known as the 'courtly style' in French painting, whose dynamic vitality is manifest throughout the region we now call France. The National Library of Scotland's Murthly Hoursĭigital facsimile of the Murthly Hours, a book of hours of circa 1280 and one of the great treasures in the National Library of Scotland.The period c.Gives an overview of the most popular type of book of the Middle Ages - the book of hours - using examples from the collection of the J. The Medieval Bestseller (Getty Exhibitions).
The Fitzwilliam Museum: Making Art: Medieval Manuscripts InteractiveĪn interactive, animated website on the creation of illuminated manuscripts.Easy to use for the novice as well as the scholar. The British Library Digital Catalogue of Illuminated ManuscriptsĪn online catalog created by the British Library giving access to one of the most significant collections of medieval manuscripts on the web.Check out what he has to say about different manuscript topics and practice your French at the same time! "Pecia" means "piece" in Latin and is the name for a system used for copying texts in the Middle Ages. Deuffic writes in French but has recently started providing English translations for his entries. This site by Jean-Luc Deuffic is the only blog dedicated to the study of illuminated medieval manuscripts.
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The Free Library of Philadelphia’s digital collection of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. This site features a highlights tour organized by theme and a user-friendly search engine. Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts in the Royal Library of the Netherlands and the Museum MeermannoĪn online catalog of illuminated manuscripts in the collections of the Royal Library and the Museum Meermanno in The Hague, Netherlands.This site by Glenn Gunhouse offers the opportunity to see the contents of a typical book of hours in both Latin and English translations. Glossary of terms for the description, contents, and production of the medieval manuscript book. Glossary for the British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts.Creating French Culture: Treasures from the Bibliotheque Nationale de France (Library of Congress exhibition)Īn online exhibition exploring French culture through manuscripts and rare books.
Created by the Institute for Studies of Illuminated Manuscripts in Denmark. Want to know more about the most popular type of book - the "bestseller" of the Middle Ages? This site gives the nuts and bolts of the contents of these books and how they were used.
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